"My colleagues and I have been fired for standing up for country," says Mark Brantley

Mark Brantley has been "fired" from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis by PM Timothy Harris.

Wednesday, 11th May 2022

Mark Brantley has been "fired" from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. His suspension comes as Prime Minister Timothy Harris dissolved the Parliament on Tuesday. Brantley stated this is the first time in his life that he has been "fired", "I would laugh if this weren't so serious,".He stated that he's not fired for lack of performance because many locally and regionally have said that his performance as Foreign Minister has been exceptional. Brantley said he and five other elected members of Parliament had been fired for standing up for the country and people. "My colleagues and I have been removed because we decided that we will stand up for principle and for what is correct. We have been fired because we decided we shall stand up for our country and for a better future for our people. We decided that Team Unity was, is and will always be more than just one man's greed and insatiable appetite for power and self-aggrandizement," said Brantley. "It must be a matter of great amusement to onlookers that our beloved country with 11 elected members voted for by the people of St Kitts and Nevis is now being led by three elected and two selected (who never have and who never can face an electorate)," he further stated. Besides this, Mark Brantley stated that Prime Minister, having lost the support of 73% of the elected members of Parliament, will now purport to fire elected members for whom the people voted overwhelmingly. "Now, all this because the elected representative for Number 7, Dr Timothy Harris, was set to become the first ever PM in the history of St Kitts Nevis to LOSE a Motion of No Confidence. So instead of gracefully exiting the stage, he decided to engage in a further act of political suicide," said Brantley. He stated that he is standing on the right side of history, and the days of attempted dictatorship in the country are soon at an end.